Post by Pcuthbert on Sept 16, 2004 21:15:18 GMT -5
In the past, while hauling used farm equipment (and that is a tale in itself) to an auction yard, we had some fellows show up with a load of farm discs from Alabama.
This was February (average high would be 5 below) and they had fueled up somewhere south. Cabover tractor without a blanket on the front.
One of them jumps out of the tractor after pulling into the yard. T-shirt, summer weight pants, tennis shoes, leather gloves that looked like driving gloves.
The wind was about 20 mph across an open field. The temperature was 10 below (no exageration). He ran to the office to deliver his paperwork, and was told to see the yard foreman. (Out there somewhere)
To make a long story short, these guys had driven a little harder than they needed to. The yard could handle the equipment, but the manpower to put it together was otherwise occupied.
I have never see 2 fellows unchain a load so fast (at least in the 3 minutes outside, 15 minutes inside) in my life. Oh yeah, remember the comment about fueling somewhere south? Yup. They froze up, and required a couple of hours in the shop and ten gallons of Kerosene to thaw the lines.
The lesson here is the old boy scouts motto "Be Prepared". Know where you are going, and be ready for what may be there.
Carry warm gear, and if you are heading north, use the lighter fuel (premium diesel) when you fuel up south of your destination.
Most places in Canada will only sell fuel for the season, so you should not have too much to worry about there.
Pat
This was February (average high would be 5 below) and they had fueled up somewhere south. Cabover tractor without a blanket on the front.
One of them jumps out of the tractor after pulling into the yard. T-shirt, summer weight pants, tennis shoes, leather gloves that looked like driving gloves.
The wind was about 20 mph across an open field. The temperature was 10 below (no exageration). He ran to the office to deliver his paperwork, and was told to see the yard foreman. (Out there somewhere)
To make a long story short, these guys had driven a little harder than they needed to. The yard could handle the equipment, but the manpower to put it together was otherwise occupied.
I have never see 2 fellows unchain a load so fast (at least in the 3 minutes outside, 15 minutes inside) in my life. Oh yeah, remember the comment about fueling somewhere south? Yup. They froze up, and required a couple of hours in the shop and ten gallons of Kerosene to thaw the lines.
The lesson here is the old boy scouts motto "Be Prepared". Know where you are going, and be ready for what may be there.
Carry warm gear, and if you are heading north, use the lighter fuel (premium diesel) when you fuel up south of your destination.
Most places in Canada will only sell fuel for the season, so you should not have too much to worry about there.
Pat